A compelling account of the fierce ten-day battle that led to the end
of Mussolini’s rule, with maps and photos. In September 1943, in
the first weeks of the Allied campaign to liberate Italy, an
Anglo-American invasion force of over 80,000 men was nearly beaten
back into the sea by the German defenders in a ferocious ten-day
battle at Salerno, south of Naples. This is the story of the tense,
bitter struggle around the Salerno beachhead which decided the issue
and changed the course of the campaign. For those ten critical days,
the fate of Italy hung in the balance. Using documentary records,
memoirs, and eyewitness accounts from all sides, Angus Konstam
re-creates every stage of the battle at every level as it happened,
day by day, hour by hour. His painstakingly researched account offers
a fresh perspective on a decisive battle that has been neglected by
British and American historians in recent years, and it gives a
fascinating insight into the realities of warfare in Europe eighty
years ago. Praise for Angus Konstam’s previous books
“Wonderful details.” —Publishers Weekly “Riveting.”
—History of War "Interesting and exciting . . . thoroughly
enjoyable.” —Booklist
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ISBN
9781473817852
Publisert
2014
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Pen & Sword Military (ORIM)
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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